PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-738
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 738
MAY 2014
12
PS 738
MAY 14
13
PS 738
Take
These
Tire
Safety
Tips
Good tire PM can:
•±
improve vehicle handling.
•±
help protect you and others from avoidable breakdowns and accidents.
•±
improve fuel economy.
•±
increase the life of your tires.
So take the PM high road. Follow this guidance to keep your vehicle’s tires safe:
•±
Check tire pressure regularly (according to PMCS), including the spare, especially
before missions.
•±
Inspect tires for uneven wear patterns on
the tread, cracks, foreign objects or other
signs of wear or trauma.
•± Remove±bits±of±glass,±rocks±and±other±
foreign±objects±wedged±in±the±tread.±
•±
Make sure your tire valves have valve caps.
•±
Do not overload your vehicle. Check
the vehicle’s tech manual for the
recommended load.
•±
If you are towing a trailer, remember that some of the weight of the loaded trailer
is transferred to the towing vehicle. Check the prime mover’s TM for authorized
towing capacities.
Tactical Vehicles…
HMMWV…
door hard to close?
PO
P
!
S
LAM
!
SOme
lube
is due!
Studies have
shown that
there are
preventive
measures
we
can take for
tire safety.
Those measures include maintaining
proper tire pressure, observing tire and
vehicle load limits (not carrying more
weight in your vehicle than your tires or
vehicle can safely handle), avoiding road
hazards and inspecting tires for cuts,
slashes and other problems.
That’ll help
you
avoid
tire failure,
such as tread
separation or
blowouts and
flat tires.
ouch!
a liTtle
LuBe
woulda made
that easier for
you and a lot
Less painFul
for Me!
lemme
try this
again.
nope,
still didn’t
latch!
y
ou±shouldn’t±have±to±slam±your±
HMMWV’s±doors±just±to±get±them±
to±latch.±But±that±could±happen±if±
you±don’t±properly±lubricate±them.
± While±operating±your±HMMWV,±
the±doors±get±exposed±to±all±kinds±
of±weather±and±temperatures.±
Without±regular±lubing,±those±
moving±parts±can±dry±up±and
stop±moving.
± So±take±the±time±to±lube±the±
door±latches±with±general±purpose±
lubricating±oil±(PL-S),±NSN±9150-
00-231-6689.±Lube±them±each±time±
you±go±out±on±a±mission.±You±may±
even±want±to±lube±them±when±you±
return±from±a±mission.±Just±make±
regular±lubing±a±habit.±
± If±you±don’t,±your±HMMWV’s±
doors±could±become±really±hard
to±close.
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